Idaho attorneys David Nevin and Scott McKay will be joining Mohammed's defense and met with him this week.

“The prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will undoubtedly raise the issues of torture, hearsay and secret evidence,” said Nevin. “If the government’s evidence is as strong as it claims, you have to wonder why it lacks the confidence to prove its case in a real court with constitutional protections.”

“This case is a critical test of the deeply flawed military commission system,” said McKay. “These prosecutions must reflect core American principles of justice and fairness. We can’t just throw out our constitutional values and decide to adhere to the rule of law depending on who is being prosecuted and what the alleged crimes are. That subverts the entire notion of justice.”

The ACLU says:

“At every step of the way, these commissions have denigrated our country’s historic commitment to the principle of due process and compromised America’s reputation in the eyes of the world,” said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero, who is in Guantánamo for today’s arraignment of Mohammed and four other detainees. “The time has come to scrap this illegitimate system and make a fresh start by moving these cases to federal criminal courts or traditional military courts where constitutional guarantees still apply.”

The Pentagon now is rushing Mohammed to trial, after waiting six years to bring charges:

“The government has had over six years to build its case and is giving the defense just three short months to prepare for trial – all in an effort to steamroll the process to meet